Download Your Free Champagne Masters Chapter

• Wine professionals, including sommeliers, food & beverage directors, servers, wine educators, distributor representatives, and importers, looking to enhance their expertise in Champagne's appellations, both sparkling and still. 
• Enthusiasts of Champagne seeking a comprehensive education in viticulture, winemaking, history, and the unique people behind this renowned wine region. 
• Individuals desiring the ability to confidently discuss and provide exceptional service and guidance about Champagne, encompassing both its regional and wine aspects. 

A foundational understanding of wine is necessary to maximize course content and learning. Having passed the French Wine Scholar® certification is highly encouraged, but enthusiasm for Champagne wines is essential.  

Preparatory reading and e-learning modules are immediately accessible upon enrollment for those who may need to touch up their knowledge.   

For more insight into the level of our Masters programs and to help you make more informed choices about your wine study path, see HERE.

• Gain specialized, expert-level knowledge, from a course endorsed by top wine professionals.
• Engage with unsurpassed, rich, multimedia content including interviews, lectures, and Q&A sessions with wine industry leaders. 
• Earn a globally recognized certification to enhance your résumé and professional profile. 

Successful candidates will be able to: 

• Excel in identifying Champagne's diverse regions, vineyards, terroirs, and vintages.  
• Understand the complexities that contribute to the unique profile of each wine style and region within Champagne. 
• Understand the influence of climate, geography, topography, and terroir, as well as viticultural and winemaking practices in Champagne
• Understand the influence and significance of history on the evolution of Champagne wines 

You will find reading assignments from the study guide, recorded sessions from an incredible panel of renowned edcators and Champagne specialists, and recorded interviews with leading Champagne experts in your online classroom. All of this is on-demand, allowing you to create a study plan that suits your schedule. To keep you on track, there are monthly live review webinars that will review the key lessons. 
 
Please note, Masters programs are available in a distance-learning format only. Students are encouraged to purchase wine and work their way through the optional tasting assignments in the program. A Coravin is highly recommended; this way, multiple bottles can be tasted without opening them. Keep in mind, however, that there is no tasting component to the exam. 

The exam consists of three sections: 50 multiple-choice questions (worth 50 points), four short-answer essay questions (worth 40 points total) and a map identification exercise (worth 10 points).

Passing score is 75/100. The exam questions and essay topics are taken from the Champagne Masters study manual and online lectures. The map exercise asks students to identify ten features on a map of Champagne (rivers, cities, sub-regions, topographical features, etc.) Practice maps are available in the e-learning portal. Candidates should sit the exam when they are confident of a pass.

You have up to one year from your date of registration to sit the exam. When you are ready, please follow the instructions in your online classroom to schedule your exam.

You will need a computer with reliable internet connection, a webcam, working microphone and speaker. The exam cannot be taken from a tablet, mobile phone or Chromebook.

Upon successful completion of the exam, you will receive your coveted Champagne Masters Certificate. This program does not confer a post-nominal.